Single Kingdom, Dual Kingdom, Babylonian Period

Saul

first king of the UK of Israel

David

son of Jesse; anointed in Bethlehem as successor to Saul by Samuel

Isbaal/Ishbosheth

ruled Israel 2 years after death of his father Saul

Hebron

capitol city of David when he ruled only Judah for 7 years 6 months

Jerusalem

capital from which David ruled all Israel for 33 years

Adonijah

sought to succeed David; executed for treachery at order of Solomon

Solomon

third and final king of the UK of Israel

922 BCE

death of Solomon; division into Kingdom of Israel (N) and Judah (S)

Jeroboam

first king of Israel (N); altered religious system in his realm

Rehoboam

son of Solomon; first king of Judah (S)

Shishak

pharaoh of Egypt who invaded Israel (N); built by Omri

Ahab

son of Omri; promoted Baalism as religion in Israel (N); married Jezebel

Jehoshaphat

king of Judah (S) who made peace with Israel by son’s marriage alliance to Athaliah

Jehu

eradicated house of Ahab and Baalism in Israel by bloody revolt

Athaliah

daughter of Ahab; only “queen” and non-Davidic ruler of Judah

Jeroboam II

longest reigning king of Israel

Ahaz

king of Judah who sought Assyrian aid when attacked by kings Rezin (Syria/Aram) and Pekah (Israel); solf Judah into power of Assyria

Hoshea

last king of Israel

Assyria

nation which conquered/annexed Israel

722 BCE

Israel annexed by Assyria

Shalmaneser

OT credits him with Conquest of Samaria and Israel

Hezekiah

first reformer king; rebelled against Assyria and Jerusalem besieged in 701 BCE

Sennacherib

Assyrian king who besieged Jerusalem in 701 BCE

Manasseh

most wicked king of Judah; ruled 55 years; instituted pagan worship in Jerusalem

Nabopolassar

became king of Babylon 626 BCE; father of Nebuchadnezzar

Josiah

last strong king of Judah; led a religious reform based on a law book found in Temple

Necho II

pharaoh who killed Josiah on way to aid Assyria; exiled king Jehoahaz of Judah to Egypt and installed Jehoiakim as king in Jerusalem

Jehoiakim

made king by Necho of Egypt; died during first Babylonian siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)

Jehoiachin

son of Jehoiakim; ruled 3 months and exiled to Babylon; released after 37 years

Zedekiah

last king of Judah; captured as exiled at fall of Jerusalem

Babylonia

nation which conquered/annexed Judah and Jerusalem; destroyed the temple

587/6 BCE

destruction of Jerusalem; Judah annexed by Babylonia

597 BCE

first siege of Jerusalem; Jehoiachin exiled; first exile to Babylon

587 BCE

fall of Jerusalem and annexation of Judah; Temple destroyed; second exile to Babylon; Zedekiah captured/blinded/taken to Babylon

582 BCE

third exile to Babylon